Tag: Nepal
Tracking chip and bag for excrement: This is new on Mount Everest – Panorama
The first thing climbers usually see upon arriving at Mount Everest base camp is a large boulder. It reads “Everest Base Camp 5364 m” in red spray paint. The Brocken…
3500 euros for a kidney: Im "Valley of the Kidneys" If the organ trade is booming, the mafia is taking advantage of the extreme poverty in Nepal
The picturesque village of Hokse in Nepal hides a dark secret. Many here sell their kidneys to illegal organ traders out of desperation. And poverty in Nepal forces people to…
Influencers, jacuzzi and open bar: Has Everest become Dubai?
On social networks, alongside photos of heavenly beaches and trendy places, a new destination has also found a place among influencers’ posts: Everest. 1.3 million posts on Instagram, 123k posts…
How Nepalese and Indians become Russian mercenaries against their will
As of: March 9, 2024 5:39 p.m Hoping for a Russian passport and a lot of money, young men from South Asia fall for unscrupulous intermediaries – and suddenly end…
Film: Liam Neeson shoots in Australia – set transformed in Nepal
Movie Liam Neeson shoots in Australia – set transformed in Nepal Hollywood star Liam Neeson has appeared in front of the camera for more than 100 films. He is currently…
The astonishing trajectory of Hélias Millerioux, from Paris to the opening of a route on the Nuptse
What is the success of a very high altitude climb? Sometimes just a few centimeters, according to the fascinating documentary Nuptse: the absolute inaccessible by Hugo Clouzeau. Released this summer…
The country recognizes a first marriage of an LGBT+ couple
Nepal has taken another big step in the fight against discrimination. Kathmandu has in fact recognized the marriage of a first LGBT+ couple in the country, the authorities announced this…
In the images of hostages taken by Hamas to Al-Shifa hospital, Nepal finds a trace of the life of its national hero – Libération
It is through videos broadcast by the Israeli army to prove that the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza is the HQ of Hamas that the Nepalese public had confirmation, through a…
Nepal: The man who reinvents the carpet
The German designer Jan Kath is saving an old craft with his factory in Nepal. How he turned a bourgeois floor covering into a sought-after luxury item. source site
People in Nepal fear aftershocks
As of: November 5th, 2023 1:01 p.m At least 157 people have died as a result of the earthquake in Nepal. The survivors are holding out in the open –…